Crothers' wife showed signs that her hands were forced into hot oil, while the infant appeared to have signs of being strangled.

Police searched for Crothers and eventually found him at his workplace where he was arrested.

Crothers' wife told authorities that her husband had attacked her and their child on Sunday in addition to Tuesday. She claimed Crothers threw her against a wall Sunday while she was holding their baby, which injured the infant, The Oregonian reports.

Tuesday, Crothers allegedly covered his son's mouth and nose, smothering him, according to The Oregonian. His wife told police the baby started to shake his legs and turn blue.

Fearing Crothers would kill their baby, his wife grabbed a frying pan and allegedly struck him in the head with it. After being struck, he let go of the baby and the child started to breathe again.

Later Tuesday night, the wife was cooking fried chicken on the stove when Crothers grabbed her hand and forced it into the frying pan full of hot oil, The Oregonian reports. She broke free and tried to run her hand under cold water while Crothers allegedly grabbed her and pulled her away, claiming she was "playing the victim."

Police took Crothers' wife and baby to a safe location following the incident. The baby was also taken to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries.

Crothers was charged with attempted murder, strangulation, second-degree assault, third-degree assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault, coercion and attempted fourth-degree assault. He remains in custody with bail set at $217,750.

"The allegations in support of this arrest are alarming," said Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said in a press release. "Domestic Violence is a scourge that our deputies frequently encounter. Fortunately, we were able to find the suspect in a timely manner and put a stop to the violence, and give this mom and child a chance to survive."